Sao Paulo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$481	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$1012
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	90
😀 Quality of life	63	71
🏙️ Population	11.5M	13.9M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 43% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5616th and 6862nd ($1012 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 4573rd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tianjin

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	Sao Paulo	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.82	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$16590

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618